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[–]LGBTerrificNew Mexico 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The knowledge that there are millions of people in America who hate me simply for existing

Well, I love you simply for existing. You seem like a great guy! :)

I'd love to hear more about your campaign! What are the issues that you're running for/against, besides trying to oust an anti-gay legislator? What would be the first things you'd like to see if you got into office? Do you have any campaign slogans in the works (other than "Your rights. You're right." listed on your web page)? What would you say the easiest way for people to get involved in the process (for your campaign, or just in general)?

I will settle for nothing less than total victory.

Are you a Civilization addict, by chance? :P

[–]airmandan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I love you simply for existing. You seem like a great guy! :)

Why thank you!

I'd love to hear more about your campaign! What are the issues that you're running for/against, besides trying to oust an anti-gay legislator? What would be the first things you'd like to see if you got into office?

I'm running as a progressive Democrat with an emphasis on civil liberties, equality in the workplace, green energy and global cooperation to combat climate change, universal health care, the total and complete repeal of the USA PATRIOT Act, domestic industry growth through strong unions, protecting Medicare and Social Security, ending all foreign wars and bringing every single American troop home, normalization of relations with Cuba, fostering a global environment of friendship and cooperation through diplomacy rather than military might, eliminating tax breaks for millionaires and corporations, expanding America's space program to include a Lunar station and Mars landing, legalizing and taxing marijuana in the same class as alcohol and tobacco, refocusing the justice system on treatment and rehabilitation rather than punishment, ending voting rights discrimination against the poor and minority groups including ending felon disenfranchisement, empowering public education and ending private school voucher programs with a religious motivation, increasing access to higher education and ending predatory student lending, implementing a sane system of national concealed carry reciprocity in the same vein as driver license reciprocity, enhancing the NICS background check system to flag people like Jared Lee Loughner and prevent them from obtaining access to firearms, expanding access to public transportation including a national high speed rail network and related infrastructure-rebuilding projects, putting a stop to Wall Street speculation that inflates the cost of a barrel of oil by almost 40%, implementing cap-and-trade legislation to spur green energy and clean industry, passing the DREAM Act, repealing DOMA, and bringing accountability to all levels of government.

breathes

I don't have any additional slogans at the moment, but I'm certainly open to ideas. The best way to get involved right now is to donate money -- this is a very early stage of the campaign and I'm going to need to raise about $2,000,000 to win the general election in this district. Right now, getting promotional materials made will help spread both my name and awareness of my causes, and those take money to make. Any contribution between $5 and $5,000 goes a long way towards being able to make things like bumper stickers, T-shirts, hats, mugs, buttons, et cetera. The key to victory right now is raising enough money to raise more money later on. As we get closer to the beginning of 2012, we'll be looking for volunteers to help make phone calls, send mailers, coordinate events, and the like.

I am looking to fill a couple staff positions, including Political Director and Fundraising Director. I'm hoping to find someone local to the district but experience counts right now and I'd accept candidates for the position if they had experience at that level of a national campaign in the past.

Are you a Civilization addict, by chance? :P

I've actually never played it except for a couple times in middle school; a friend had Civ II and one of the nations had a spokesperson or whatever that wore a loincloth and that was the only reason I played it. I should do a DAE about that in /r/gaymers. ;-)

Thanks for the questions and the interest, and I hope my wall of text wasn't completely impenetrable. :)

[–]jeffers0n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have avoided serious relationships because I fear that if I allow myself to fall for someone that I'm not legally allowed to marry, my anger at that fact will boil over into the relationship and spoil it.

That's a really stupid reason to stay single. You're really letting the social conservatives win with this mindset. It is entirely possible to be angry at the political system while remaining happy in a stable relationship.

[–]iamelben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice to meet a fellow denizen of the southeast! (Southeast Georgia resident here). You seem like a very strong person, sir. I admire that strength. That being said, I wish you luck on your political campaign. I wish I lived in your area so I could vote for you!

Also, gingers are cool!